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sleepless
[ sleep-lis ]
adjective
- without sleep:
a sleepless night.
- watchful; alert:
sleepless devotion to duty.
- always active:
the sleepless ocean.
sleepless
/ ˈːɪ /
adjective
- without sleep or rest
a sleepless journey
- unable to sleep
- always watchful or alert
- poetic.always active or moving
the sleepless tides
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- l· adverb
- l·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sleepless1
Example Sentences
As the skies unleashed six months of rain in February over North Queensland, Australia, many locals endured sleepless nights, unsure what level of flooding and damage they would wake up to.
"I've had countless sleepless nights. The incident is like it happened yesterday," said Mr Campbell, who held onto the girl after the attack while she still had a knife in her hand.
Meghan has said on her podcast that she's learning from other female entrepreneurs about "the sleepless nights, the lessons learned and the laser focus that got them to where they are today."
"It's given me nightmares and sleepless nights. I'm disgusted about what they've done to me," he said.
The teens described shattered bodies, sleepless nights and lasting trauma at Eis’ sentencing hearing, according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office.
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